The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is Growing – We Are Building New, Renovating, and Expanding and Now Seeking More Employees

Our primary goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society becomes safer for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, detention centers, and client transports.

The Luleå area is the northernmost part of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service and includes the prisons in Luleå and Haparanda as well as the detention center in Luleå. About 170 employees manage and develop the operations that accommodate 185 inmates. The largest professional group is prison officers, but we also have healthcare professionals, administrative staff, educators, production leaders, and more. In the prisons, inmates are engaged in education, various treatment programs, or within the prison's wood production. You can easily reach the Luleå prison and detention center by public transport, and if you drive, you can park in our staff parking. The Haparanda prison is a five-minute walk from Haparanda station.

Read more about the Haparanda prison's operations on our website: Haparanda Operations (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/kontakt/hitta-till-oss/verksamhet/anstalt/haparanda/#om)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a prison officer, you will be part of a team where you have daily contact with clients. The tasks at the prison are varied: care, surveillance, search, and security work are mixed with release planning and conversation/motivation work.

Working as a prison officer means you can make a difference for others and contribute to a better society. To thrive and succeed in your role, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humane view of people, respect for the individual, and the belief that people can develop.

There may be opportunities to work in the area of Other Structured Activities (OSA). This means planning activities and working directly with clients in groups. This could involve various themes such as wellness, culture, or perhaps a study circle.

You will start your employment at the workplace where you will receive an introduction over three weeks. After a period of service, you will be offered a place in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's basic training, which is mandatory and lasts for 8 weeks. You will receive a salary throughout the training period. During the probationary period, ongoing assessments will be conducted for your opportunity for permanent employment.

In this recruitment, we apply ongoing selection work, and interviews may occur before the application period has passed, so submit your application today!

QUALIFICATIONS

Your personal qualities are important. As a prison officer, you need to be secure, stable, have good self-awareness, sound judgment, and integrity. Together with your colleagues, you will drive the operations, so you need to have good collaboration skills and be clear in your communication. You should be able to act physically when required.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Work experience, including seasonal work, hourly employment, or self-employment. Internships and volunteer work are not equivalent to employment
• Completed upper secondary education or other education combined with work experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing
• Good computer skills
• B driver's license

It is an advantage if you have:

• Work experience from prison service, security work, social care, psychiatry, or healthcare and social work
• Knowledge in relevant areas, such as behavioral science, criminology, psychiatry, law, and conflict management
• Relevant language skills

OTHER

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. A security check will precede any hiring decisions. Some positions are classified in security classes, and a security review with a background check will be conducted before hiring decisions are made. For positions with a higher security classification, you must be a Swedish citizen, but you may have a foreign background. Read more about the security review at: Security Review (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/)

The position may involve military placement within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about military placement at: Military Placement (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/)

The employment includes mandatory prison service training, which may take place in another location. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service operates around the clock, year-round. This means you will work days, evenings, and weekends. Some schedules involve night work.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for a balanced gender distribution and increased diversity.

To submit your application, click on the application link in the ad. Questions about how to apply and submit your CV should be directed to Visma Recruit. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person indicated in the ad.

We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.